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Lenzkirch

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Lenzkirch

Total population

5,114

Air quality index

27Good
Elevation810 m
Land area57.92 km²
Coordinates47.87°, 8.20°

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City facts

Elevation
810 m
Area
57.92 km²
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.lenzkirch.de

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Overview

Lenzkirch is a municipality in the Black Forest. It lies in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

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History & geography

Geography

Lenzkirch is on the Black Forest plateau, in the valley of the river Haslach, which near the south east border of the municipality merges with the Gutach to become the Wutach. The Urseetal, a glacial valley, falls from the southwest corner of the municipality. The highest point of the municipality is the 1192m Hochfirst peak, marked by the Hochfirst Tower, on the boundary with the neighbouring municipality of Titisee-Neustadt.

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Geography

Latitude
47.8682
Longitude
8.2023
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
27
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
2.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
65
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
68,300
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    994
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    891
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    848
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    761
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    761
  • Black Redstart
    Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
    745
  • Coal Tit
    Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    733
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    683

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
201
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2004-12-05

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.4
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,240

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
139
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Official Identifiers

Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office

AGS
08315068
Population (Wikidata)
5,171
Wikidata
Q521265

Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office — Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439